Sad news from the friends and family of Neuhaus: His friends and family are keeping vigil and he was administered last rites shortly after midnight. Fr. George Rutler, who gave him the Catholic Sacrament, says that “he is not expected to live long” and suggests “that it is appropriate that prayers be offered for a…

“Probably?” Wow! That seems like a punt, don’t you think? The atheists raised more than enough for the ad this time: The archsceptic professor Richard Dawkins today launched Britain’s first atheist campaign posting the message: “There’s probably no God. So stop worrying and enjoy your life” on the side of 800 British buses. The posters…

You’d think that gays would know which people are for them and won’t target their supporters: Vandals spray-painted swastikas on a Catholic church in San Francisco’s Castro District Saturday night. […] But, the Most Holy Redeemer Catholic Church on Diamond Street is gay-friendly. Many parishioners voted against Prop 8 and they are upset their church…

Not just for aid but because of the change that conversion brings: Now a confirmed atheist, I’ve become convinced of the enormous contribution that Christian evangelism makes in Africa: sharply distinct from the work of secular NGOs, government projects and international aid efforts. These alone will not do. Education and training alone will not do.…

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